EntreArchitect

JANUARY 2, 2018

“How do I get noticed when I am first starting an architecture firm? I’ve shared articles at this blog in the past on how much it may cost to start your own firm and how Annmarie and I launched Fivecat Studio with no clients and very little money. How To Start An Architecture Firm From Scratch.

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EntreArchitect

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Years before launching EntreArchitect, I published a quarterly newsletter for my own residential architecture firm, Fivecat Studio. With more than 5,000 subscribers, I have built a strong community of like-minded small firm architects who look forward to my letter and respond in kind with thoughtful communication.

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EntreArchitect

MARCH 30, 2014

If you listened to the episode , you heard me talk about starting a blog as part of my Lead Conversion Action Plan. Following the launch of our website and working to keep fivecat.com well represented on the Google search engine, launching the blog was the most successful marketing strategy we’ve ever implemented.

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EntreArchitect

DECEMBER 30, 2013

Today I’m in Chicago at AIAS Forum 2013 celebrating the new year with a thousand architecture students from every corner of North America. I’ve been asked to present a workshop session based on the Entrepreneur Architect Academy blog series , which I posted during the first weeks of this year. Build a Debt Zero Business.

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EntreArchitect

MAY 26, 2014

Many small businesses, including many small architecture firms, after years of finding ways to keep the doors open are succumbing to the years of economic instability and calling it quits. We’re spending only what needs to be spent to build a stronger firm… and much sacrifice remains. AIA KnowledgeNet.

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EntreArchitect

APRIL 6, 2015

Originally published on the week of this blog’s relaunch on December 12, 2012, this article has been the most popular week in, week out. Every business, including architecture firms (yes, its true!), Most sole proprietors and small firms I know, struggle to meet the minimum requirements of operation.

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EntreArchitect

APRIL 10, 2018

Almost 40 tips for Starting an Architecture Firm. After obtaining my license as an Architect in New York, I brainstormed several long term goals and decided to start a personal blog, develop design projects, and learn everything that I could about starting an architecture firm. Select a legal entity.

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Archmark

MAY 13, 2022

Set Up and Use Your Linkedin Profile to Find, Attract, and Connect with Your Ideal Architecture Firm Clients Archmark's Definitive Architecture Firm Marketing Guide to Perfecting Your Linkedin Profile. How can you build high-quality marketing relationships for your architecture firm? Sorry, but it’s true.

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EntreArchitect

JUNE 21, 2016

Years before launching EntreArchitect, I published a quarterly newsletter for my own residential architecture firm, Fivecat Studio. With more than 5,000 subscribers, I have built a strong community of like-minded small firm architects who look forward to my letter and respond in kind with thoughtful communication.

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EntreArchitect

JUNE 15, 2015

It was originally prepared in February 2013 by my friend Steven Burns, FAIA as Step 7 of the original EntreArchitect Academy “12 Steps to Success” Blog Series. Steve is the creator of ArchiOffice ® the leading office, project management and time tracking software used in more than 1,000 small and mid-sized architectural firms.

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EntreArchitect

APRIL 5, 2016

A Culture at Your Architecture Firm Will Make or Break Your Firm. As your small firm grows beyond its infancy of the sole practitioner and you develop a strong team , the culture of your firm will evolve. These are all questions that are significantly determined by your firm’s culture.

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EntreArchitect

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

When architects ask me how much it will cost to launch an architecture firm, I say, “as much as you need.” ” Below I will discuss the very basics required to launch a sole proprietor architecture firm. Blogging is another great way to communicate and build relationships with your prospects.

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EntreArchitect

OCTOBER 23, 2018

You have read this from me before here at EntreArchitect Blog… Profit, Then Art. Money may not buy you happiness, but running an architecture firm that works most certainly will. Last week, I presented a 60 minute webinar where I shared the step by step process of developing a profit plan for a small firm.

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EntreArchitect

AUGUST 22, 2017

Financial Management for Architects (blog). How To Fix Your Profitability Problem as a Small Firm Architect (blog). Why Architects Are NOT Properly Prepared to Own and Operate an Architecture Firm (blog). 6 Reasons Why Architects Are Not Earning the 20% Profit They Need (blog).

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EntreArchitect

JUNE 7, 2016

An Email Management System for Architecture Firms. A question I am often asked by members of EntreArchitect Academy is, “How do you manage the many email messages for your architecture projects? So Evernote is the first place I turned when I developed an email management system for architecture firms.

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EntreArchitect

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Celebrating 7 Years Serving Small Firm Architects. All this month EntreArchitect is celebrating our 7th-anniversary serving small firm architects around the world. Recently we launched our 13th professional peer group at the EntreArchitect Academy Small Group Mastermind. Click here. Click here.

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Archmark

MARCH 29, 2019

How to make marketing work for your architecture firm. Recently, we asked Richard Marshall, Principal with Perkins+Will , about the importance of marketing for small firms, “The best organizations view marketing as just as important a skill set as design. . “ ” — Richard Marshall, Principal, Perkins+Will.

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EntreArchitect

MARCH 2, 2014

Running a firm without understanding basic financial rules is a recipe for failure. Learn about financial management for small firms here and basic financial reports here. The post Five Fundamentals I Wish I Knew Before Launching My Architecture Firm appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects.

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Archmark

JULY 26, 2021

Recently, we asked Richard Marshall, Principal with Perkins+Will , about the importance of marketing for small firms, “The best organizations view marketing as just as important a skill set as design. Read on to learn about five effective marketing building blocks that contribute to architecture firm growth.

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EntreArchitect

OCTOBER 18, 2016

I watched TV news, listened to talk radio and read many of the blogs available on the subject. Around the same time, I was running a residential architecture firm in full “survivor mode” and growing this blog in the early days of its rebirth as a platform dedicated to inspiring small firm architects to build better businesses.

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EntreArchitect

JANUARY 10, 2017

How to Achieve Your Goals as a Small Firm Architect. My architecture firm, Fivecat Studio , was in the process of developing a new “virtual” business model and required the development of many new systems. We’re developing new resources and working on better ways to serve small firm architects. My ONE Goal.

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EntreArchitect

JANUARY 5, 2016

The all-new EntreArchitect is built exclusively for you; the small firm entrepreneur architect. We’ve developed a comprehensive content calendar for the entire year, which will allow us to systematically improve our firms, step by step. Return to this blog each week throughout the month to learn more about money.

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Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

So I thought I would put together an architectural job “starter kit” of all the things you should be paying attention to if you’re planning on getting a job at an architectural office. My experience demands that I champion the advantages of working in a small firm, it’s what I know and love.

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EntreArchitect

MAY 1, 2018

We’ve read the EntreArchitect blog and listened to the podcast. We may even perform the calculations explained in the free EntreArchitect Profit Course and discover the amounts of revenue needed to flow into our firms in order to be profitable. As a small firm entrepreneur architect, profit makes everything better.

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EntreArchitect

FEBRUARY 24, 2013

Please share, so others considering the launch of a new firm may learn from our comments. The post Entrepreneur Architect Academy 008 | Choosing a Business Structure for Your Architecture Firm appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects. photo credit: Alan Cleaver via photopin cc.

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EntreArchitect

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

Working with many architecture firms over the past several years our agency, Archmark Architect Branding & Marketing, has been approached by many architects who have struggled to establish a consistent, repeatable, and reliable process to attract new clients and projects. The Evolution of Architecture Firm Marketing.

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A Better Built Environment

MAY 9, 2021

It has been a great source of information, comradery, and community as I embarked on my architecture career, started my first architecture firm, and currently as I transition to writing about practice and working as a consultant that helps architects run better businesses. Below are some links for where to get started.

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EntreArchitect

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

In a recent conversation with a professional colleague who is a small firm practitioner (3 people total), he expressed his frustration with not being able to get to the ‘business of his business’. The post Putting First Things First for Balance & Prosperity appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects.

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EntreArchitect

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

As small firm architects, we have so many responsibilities. We need to acquire the knowledge that our limited architectural educations neglected to provide and we must apply that new knowledge to our firms as effectively as possible. There are so many roles that require our attention. Get Things Done Faster.

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EntreArchitect

APRIL 26, 2016

We’ve read the EntreArchitect blog and listened to the podcast. We may even perform the calculations explained in the free EntreArchitect Profit Course and discover the amounts of revenue needed to flow into our firms in order to be profitable. As a small firm entrepreneur architect, profit makes everything better.

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EntreArchitect

OCTOBER 15, 2014

This man founded his own architecture firm in the same year as we launched Fivecat Studio, in 1999… and merged his practice with another firm just a few years ago. Way back in October of 2012 I featured him on the blog, before relaunching the site as EntreArchitect.com that same year in December.

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EntreArchitect

MAY 18, 2014

As many of you know, my vision for Entrepreneur Architect is for our community to become an influential force in the profession of architecture. The blog has grown and is slowly becoming known throughout the world of architecture. I share my stories on the blog and at the podcast because that is what I know. Have no fear.

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EntreArchitect

DECEMBER 1, 2015

I watched TV news, listened to talk radio and read many of the blogs available on the subject. Around the same time, I was running a residential architecture firm in full “survivor mode” and growing this blog in the early days of its rebirth as a platform dedicated to inspiring small firm architects to build better businesses.

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EntreArchitect

JUNE 29, 2015

I wrote a 3-part blog series a couple years back sharing the full story of how Annmarie and I started our own architecture firm. ” appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects. Meetinghouse led to other local projects and soon we were in business. A bathroom renovation?

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EntreArchitect

MAY 2, 2017

Those problems are great subjects for blog posts. Each of those questions is a great subject for a blog post. You can see some examples of these types of blog posts here at our New Jersey Architecture website. You should include a call to action in each of your blog posts.

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EntreArchitect

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

We talked about how to self-publish books as a small firm architect. I asked Eric how he runs his successful architecture firm and finds enough time to write two books. I appreciate you for reading this blog and for listening to the episode each week. His answer? Pay it Forward.

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EntreArchitect

APRIL 3, 2018

Many years ago, before Annmarie and I started our residential architecture firm, I was a project manager with Kaeyer, Garment & Davidson Architects in Mt. The #ArchiTalks Blog Series. This post is my contribution to an international blog series called #ArchiTalks. My First Assignment. Kisco, New York.

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